Birsa Dasgupta
Birsa Dasgupta | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 November 1979 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | film director |
| Years active | 2010-Present |
| Known for | Shudhu Tomari Jonyo Byomkesh O Durgo Rahasya |
| Spouse | |
Birsa Dasgupta (born 2 November 1979) is an Indian Bengali film director based in Tollywood.He has directed films such as Shudhu Tomari Jonyo, Gangster, Mukhosh and Byomkesh O Durgo Rahasya[1][2]
Early life
Born in Kolkata, his grandfather was documentary filmmaker Harisadhan Dasgupta, and grandmother was screenwriter Sonali (Senroy) Dasgupta, who later married Italian film director, Roberto Rossellini.[3] His father is film director Raja Dasgupta,[4] while his mother is television presenter and actress Chaitali Dasgupta.[5] Ribhu Dasgupta is his only brother. He did his class 10 from South End School and class 12 from Delhi.
Personal life
Birsa married Bengali actress, Bidipta Chakraborty.[6] Meghla Dasgupta and Ida Dasgupta are his daughters.
Career
Intending to learn film making, Dasgupta left his graduation midway and moved to Mumbai. Here he started assisting in serials and films. Thereafter, he started making fillers and promos for the newly established audiovisual division of publishing house, MiD DAY. In 2003, he became a unit director in Anurag Kashyap's film Black Friday (2004), though the film's release was stalled for further three years as it ran into troubles with Indian Censor Board[citation needed]. Nevertheless, the music video Dasgupta directed for the song Arey Ruk Ja Re Bandeh of the film soundtrack album, performed by band Indian Ocean, got him noticed.[4]
Dasgupta returned to Kolkata in 2005, realising he would prefer making films in his native Bengali, thus made he went on make Bengali telefilms, Ekti Romharshak Dakatir Golpo and K, both made in 2006 for Bengali music channel, Tara Muzik. The film instantly got him acclaim, though a telefilm, Ekti Romharshak Dakatir Golpo , even took part in the Thrissur International Film Festival.[4][7]
Eventually, Dasgupta made his feature film debut with, 033 in 2010. 033 is the STD code for Kolkata city, and the film was incidentally based on the theme of increasing youth migration outside Kolkata for career opportunities.[4]
Filmography
Films
Web series
| Year | Title | Cast | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mafia | Anindita Bose, Namit Das, Ridhima Ghosh, Ishaa Saha | ZEE5 | |
| 2020 | Black Widows | Mona Singh, Swastika Mukherjee, Shamita Shetty, Parambrata Chatterjee | ZEE5 |
Television series
Mahanayak (TV series) was a Bengali television drama series on June 27, 2016, on Star Jalsha . The series starred Prosenjit Chatterjee, Paoli Dam, Tanushree Chakraborty, Priyanka Sarkar, Manali Dey, Biswanath Basu and Biswajit Chakraborty in lead roles. [9]
References
- ^ "Birsa Dasgupta - Biography - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Galpo Holeo Sotti is not plagiarized: Birsa Dasgupta". The Times of India. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ Joeanna Rebello (25 May 2008). "The Girl Who Turned Rossellini's Head". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d Swagata Sen (16 January 2008). "Fresh takes : Simply Kolkata". India Today. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "The scandal that rocked Calcutta". The Telegraph. 1 June 2008. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Birsa Dasgupta: Scripting a new story". The Times of India. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Sex in the time of TV". The Telegraph. 1 July 2007. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ Madhusree Ghosh (15 February 2014). "Movie Reviews: Obhishopto Nighty". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Prosenjit Chatterjee stuns as Uttam Kumar". Daily News and Analysis.